Continuity of long-term medication use after surgical hospital stay

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 433-438

  Hach, I ^a   Maywald, U ^a   Meusel, D ^a   Konig J U ^a   Kirch, W ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIAC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PERIPHERAL VASODILATING AGENT; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27644573965     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-005-0934-5     Document Type: Article

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